Quick definitions from WordNet (japan)▸ noun:lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient▸ noun:lacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner with a glossy durable black lacquer▸ noun:a string of more than 3,000 islands east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean▸ noun:a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building▸ verb:coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan
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